CVE-2025-15247
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability was identified in gmg137 snap7-rs up to 153d3e8c16decd7271e2a5b2e3da4d6f68589424. Affected by this issue is the function snap7_rs::client::S7Client::download of the file client.rs. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This product implements a rolling release for ongoing delivery, which means version information for affected or updated releases is unavailable. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow in the snap7-rs library's S7Client::download function in client.rs allows remote attackers to write beyond allocated heap memory. This memory corruption vulnerability can lead to remote code execution or denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify snap7-rs library presenceSearch project dependencies (Cargo.toml, package.json, or similar) and deployed binaries/libraries for the snap7-rs libraryAffected if The snap7-rs library is present in the environment
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Verify S7Client::download usageSearch codebase for calls to S7Client::download or download methods on S7Client objectsAffected if The S7Client::download function is being invoked in the application code
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Check download function input handlingInspect the code handling input to the download function - look for length checks, size validation, or buffer size limits on the data parameterAffected if No input validation or size limits are enforced on the download function parameters
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the service using snap7-rs is accessible over network by checking firewall rules, binding addresses, and exposed endpointsAffected if The service using the download function is network-accessible without proper access controls
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Review application logging for anomaliesCheck application logs for unexpected memory allocation failures, crashes, or heap corruption indicators near download operationsAffected if Logs show memory-related errors or unexpected behavior during download operations
The environment is affected if the snap7-rs library is present and the S7Client::download function is used with network exposure, since all versions of Gmg137 Snap7 Rs contain this heap overflow vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataNo vendor patch available; implement network segmentation to limit exposure, and consider temporarily disabling or isolating systems using this library until a fix is released.
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